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The Galaxy S26 might mean a meaningful upgrade for the majority of users, as reports seem to indicate that Samsung plans on using its own M14 display panels, bringing it up to par with the iPhone 17 Pro. Samsung is also using a tech that’s already used in its foldables.

Google TV is adding support for TVs with presence sensing hardware, but the first TV set with support is not cheap, as the TCL QM9K is now available starting at $3,000.

Although Samsung’s One UI 8 rollout wasn’t meant to kick off in earnest until October, the company is pushing ahead of schedule with a handful of last-gen Galaxy devices.

MediaTek’s new Dimensity 9500 marks the company’s third-generation “all big-core” SoC. This build takes big leap with gaming performance and AI processing.

Google is preparing a redesign of the Home app that focuses in on Gemini and AI features, and I’m a little nervous about it, but still optimistic.

With the launch of iOS 26 earlier this week, Google Chrome 141 rolled out with Liquid Glass tweaks on iPhone and iPad.

Welcome to episode 70 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Abner, Damien, and Will talk through their feeling surrounding the upcoming smart speaker Google appears to be readying for launch next month. From whether a Gemini-powered smart speaker fits with what people ask for in their homes to debating if a display is absolutely necessary to make the device worth it, all three hosts work through their feelings on the looming reboot of a once-booming market, and where Google might intend to take the lineup moving forward.

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Release notes for Google Home 3.40 are now available even as version 3.41 is beginning to roll out with a number of details about the redesigned app and “Google Home Speaker.”

Following its first over-ear headphones launching earlier this year, Nothing is now teasing “Headphone Pro” as a very colorful alternative from its sub-brand, CMF.

Ayaneo is one of the biggest players in the booming retro gaming handheld scene, but if you prefer to keep your hobbies under a certain budget, you probably wouldn’t know it. While the company makes some of the finest gaming-focused hardware on the market, it doesn’t come cheap — most of the brand’s devices start around the $400 or $500 mark, and only go up from there. But with the Pocket AIR Mini, Ayaneo is finally expanding into the budget gaming space, and depending on what you prefer to play, it could be the handheld to beat.

Google promised that Nest x Yale Lock controls would eventually be included in the Home app, even though no more units are being produced. It appears that’s finally happening, as the lock begins to appear in users’ Google Home controls.

Google TV’s homescreen has been largely unchanged since its debut in 2020, but Google is now testing a slight redesign that changes navigation.

Earlier this week, Samsung began internally testing its first builds of One UI 8.5, the software that will first ship on next year’s Galaxy S26 trio before eventually expanding to older smartphones. A new leak is now giving us our first look at what’s next for Samsung’s visual design language, and — surprise — it’s looking just a little bit like Apple’s Liquid Glass.

Google introduced its revamped Androidify app earlier this month, but it seems the company is going to follow that up with the ability to use characters created in the app as a Wear OS watch face.

As part of Gemini for Home, there will be a redesign of the Google Home app and here’s a quick look at it.

Besides “Google Home Speaker,” there are more details about the “Home Premium” subscription that is replacing Nest Aware.

Samsung’s Galaxy “TriFold” device is clearly right around the corner, but where it will be available has been up for debate. According to a new report, though, Samsung is “considering” selling the Galaxy TriFold in the US and other markets, but nothing is set in stone.

On October 1, Google is set to reveal updated 2K Nest Cams and a smart speaker. We might now know what the latter will be called: “Google Home Speaker.”

Gemini in Chrome for Mac and Windows will no longer require an AI Pro or AI Ultra subscription, while Google today also announced a number of upgrades.